Catalonia, Spain

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A typical block ready to cut
	Eriasa Quarry, Les, Aran Valley, Lleida (Lérida), Catalonia, Spain Block of leucogranite pegmatite ready to be transported and cut into ornamental slices. Photo courtesy of Xavier Almanza, 2003.
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A typical sample of yellow fluorite
	Sant Marçal (San Marsal; Sant Marsal mines; Montseny), Viladrau, Osona, Girona (Gerona), Catalonia, Spain Good crystallized fluorite samples can be found easily in the dumps. This one shows a typical block of granite with coatings of yellow fluorite cubes up to 1 cm. Photo by David Soler, 2000
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Abandoned dumps in the lower levels
	Liat mines, Vielha e Mijaran, Aran Valley, Lleida (Lérida), Catalonia, Spain Dumps under a gallery just below a vertical mineralized limestone outcrop. Photo courtesy of Xavier Almanza, 2003
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Abandoned gallery
	Eugenia Mine, Bellmunt del Priorat, Priorat, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain A short exploratory gallery filled with waste rock. David Soler photo, december 2006.
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Abandoned mining facilities
	Sant Marçal (San Marsal; Sant Marsal mines; Montseny), Viladrau, Osona, Girona (Gerona), Catalonia, Spain Area where mineral was classified and loaded for transport. Photo by David Soler, 2000
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Abandoned mining railway
	Victoria Mine, Arres, Aran valley, Lleida (Lérida), Catalonia, Spain As a part of a rehabilitation project, the abandoned mining railway has been arranged in some places. Photo courtesy of Xavier Almanza, 2003.
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Abandoned quarry
	Puig de la Banya de Bóc volcano, Llorà, Gironès, Girona (Gerona), Catalonia, Spain View of the abandoned quarry in the lower flanks of the volcanic cone, where pyroclastic materials were extracted until the 1980's. David Soler photo, April 2006.
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Abandoned workings
	Collada Verda, Abella-Pardines, Ripollès, Girona (Gerona), Catalonia, Spain Abandoned workings in the eastern area (Abella), now partialy occupied by pine trees. David Soler photo, 2002.
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Accumulation of blocks
	Costa de l'Aguda, Torà (Torà de Riubregós), La Segarra, Lleida (Lérida), Catalonia, Spain After near twenty years of mineral collecting, many blocks are accumulated at the base of the outcrops containing celestite crystals. David Soler photo, june 2007.
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Accumulation of granite blocks
	Mas Ceber (Massabé), Sils, La Selva, Girona (Gerona), Catalonia, Spain Meter-sized granite blocks accumulated in the main adit. Small granite pegmatite veins and vugs are sparsely found in them, which contain well crystalyzed smoky quartz, orthoclase and albite. David Soler photo, september 2005.
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